Brief Life History of Patrick James
Patrick James Galligan was born in 1824, in Ireland as the son of Bridget Galligan. He had at least 2 sons and 4 daughters with Catherine McGready. He lived in Washington Township, Buchanan, Iowa, United States in 1860. He died on 27 January 1864, in Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Washington Township, Buchanan, Iowa, United States.
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- Patk Galligan, "United States Census, 1860"
- Patrick Gulligan, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Patrick James Galligan, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Aileen, Liam.
Irish (Cavan): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gealagáin ‘descendant of Gealagán’, a personal name from a double diminutive of geal ‘bright, white’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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